Ron,


Believe it or not, I actually knew that, lol. Of course, lighter is most often better, but there's a tradeoff and a balance with these things, right? If we were talking about fans sitting at the extreme aft end of the plane, that'd be one thing. Where the fans live on the aircraft, you'd probably be delightfully surprised at how little difference the overall penalty is for the tradeoff in potential performance. Maybe, maybe not. Having seen the plane fly, do you think an extra few pounds of weight would be a deal-killer if you also had an extra several pounds of thrust to go with it? Rhetorical question, though, not looking to get into a peeing contest...